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Make your own pair of shoes
How to turn old thrifted shoes into a sparkling new pair - designed by YOU!
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You Will Need
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Step 1Find some old shoes in a thrift store.
Make sure the bottom can be separated from the top.
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Step 2Buy some fabric, buttons and ribbon, you like.
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Step 3Separate the top from the bottom using tongs and/or a screwdriver.
In this case, I found that the screws were under the sole inside the shoe.Remember that you’re going to glue it back together later on - so it’s ok that it looks like a mess at the moment.
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Step 4Fold som transparent pattern paper around the shoe and draw along the edge with a pencil.
(not illustrated - sorry)Cut it out and pin it on some scrap fabric to make a test.
Cut the fabric 0.5 cm from the paper.
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Step 5I wanted the shoes to be pleated so I simply added the extra width for the folds to the front pattern.
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Step 6Pin the test fabric to one shoe, using a bunch of needles. Make it look just the way you want it to.
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Step 7Do the same with the fabric you want on your final shoes.
When you’ve done one shoe, you can do the other.
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Step 8Glue the ends of the fabric under the edges of the shoe.
Remove the needles.
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Step 9Put the heal back on, so it covers the edges - use the screwdriver and lots and lots of glue.
Let it dry!
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Step 10Decorate and WEAR :)
- et voilá!
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